Education, Pre K-12 Education, Certification in Art, B.A.
The Bachelor of Art in Pre K-12 Education with a Certification in Art combines theory and practice as students gain knowledge as future educators as well as preparation as art teacher. 吃瓜tv graduates are well-prepared to practice in this specialty which fulfills the educational requirements for teacher certification in Pennsylvania.
Project Overview
Program Details
吃瓜tv provides students with many opportunities to gain classroom and teaching experience. Our comprehensive field placement program connects students with a variety of field experiences from freshman through senior year.
Freshman and Sophomore Year鈥擮bservations
吃瓜tv鈥檚 鈥淥bservation鈥 experiences let students visit a wide variety of teaching environments. You will have the opportunity to visit public, parochial, private and charter schools. Through your own reflective journaling, you will relate what you are learning to the classes you鈥檙e taking in your first and/or second years.
Junior Year鈥擳he Practicum
Junior year Practicum deepens your classroom experience. You鈥檒l be placed one full day a week in a school working in a classroom under the supervision of a master teacher. You鈥檒l do assignments, write lesson plans, teach several classes, and work with technology in the classroom.
Senior Year鈥擲tudent Teaching
In your final year, as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, you鈥檒l do your 鈥淪tudent Teaching鈥濃攁 full-time supervised semester in which you will gradually assume the full classroom responsibilities of your student teaching placement.
Career Paths
We strongly believe in placing students into the field and into as many different classroom environments as possible. Our comprehensive field placement program, unmatched in its amount and variety of field experiences, starts with freshman year and continues until graduation. Our field experiences include the following features:
- Opportunities for observation, teaching, and tutoring at Alpha House, our early learning center located right on the Northeast campus
- Field placements arranged for you by our Field Experience Office in a wide variety of settings, including public, private, urban, and suburban schools
- Experienced cooperating teachers and supervisors for junior-level practicum and student teaching
- University supervisors who provide regular feedback, coaching, and mentoring
- Class field trips to apply coursework in school settings
Internships & Employment
School districts working with and employing our students include:
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia
- Bensalem
- Bristol Borough
- Bristol Township
- Centennial
- Central Bucks
- Cinnaminson
- Council Rock
- Hatboro/Horsham
- Independence Mission
- MaST Community Charter
- Mount Laurel
- Neshaminy
- New Hope-Solebury
- Pennsauken
- Pennsbury
- School District of Philadelphia
Program Information
- Degree Awarded
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- Bachelor of Arts
- Program Type
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- Certification
- Major
- Program Location
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- Main Campus - Northeast Philadelphia
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